While Kennedy was president, tensions began to rise higher and higher with the Soviet Union which led to crises over Cuba and West Berlin. To contain communism and try to outsmart the Soviet Union, President Kennedy created aid programs to combat the spread of communism. He pushed for a buildup of troops and conventional weapons. He also expanded the Special Forces, an elite army unit created in the 1950s to wage guerrilla warfare in limited conflicts, and many other things. Soon he began aiding other countries, mainly focused on Latin America. In Cuba and Berlin, Kennedy soon faced foreign policy crises. He sent troops out to invade Cuba's coast called, The Bay of Pigs. Their invasion was a disaster. Kennedy quickly canceled their air support to keep this whole invasion a secret and go on like nothing happened. All the members of La Brigada were either killed or captured. The very next year the most terrifying crisis of the Kennedy era had happened. He announced on television that the Soviet Union had placed long-range missiles in Cuba. Cuba being so close to the United States posed a dangerous threat to the country. Kennedy made sure that he did whatever he could to make sure that there was no harm to the Americans. Luckily, Khrushchev and Kennedy were able to make an agreement and avoid war. In 1963, John F. Kennedy was tragically assassinated in Texas.
While Kennedy was president, tensions began to rise higher and higher with the Soviet Union which led to crises over Cuba and West Berlin. To contain communism and try to outsmart the Soviet Union, President Kennedy created aid programs to combat the spread of communism. He pushed for a buildup of troops and conventional weapons. He also expanded the Special Forces, an elite army unit created in the 1950s to wage guerrilla warfare in limited conflicts, and many other things. Soon he began aiding other countries, mainly focused on Latin America. In Cuba and Berlin, Kennedy soon faced foreign policy crises. He sent troops out to invade Cuba's coast called, The Bay of Pigs. Their invasion was a disaster. Kennedy quickly canceled their air support to keep this whole invasion a secret and go on like nothing happened. All the members of La Brigada were either killed or captured. The very next year the most terrifying crisis of the Kennedy era had happened. He announced on television that the Soviet Union had placed long-range missiles in Cuba. Cuba being so close to the United States posed a dangerous threat to the country. Kennedy made sure that he did whatever he could to make sure that there was no harm to the Americans. Luckily, Khrushchev and Kennedy were able to make an agreement and avoid war. In 1963, John F. Kennedy was tragically assassinated in Texas.